1970 BRDC International Trophy

The 22nd BRDC International Trophy was a motor race held at Silverstone on 26 April 1970 for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars.

1970 BRDC International Trophy
combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race
Race details
Date 26 April 1970
Official name XXII Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.714 km (2.923 mi)
Distance 2 x 26 laps, 244.80 km (152.11 mi)
Pole position
Driver
March
Time 1:21.4
Fastest lap
Driver Chris Amon March
Time 1:22.1 (1st heat)
Podium
First
March-Cosworth
Second
March-Cosworth
Third
De Tomaso-Cosworth

The race was run over 2 heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two. Chris Amon, driving a F1 March-Cosworth, qualified in pole position and set fastest overall lap. Amon won heat one, and Jackie Stewart, also in a March, won heat two, with Amon winning on aggregate results. Mike Hailwood, driving a Lola-Chevrolet, was the best-placed F5000 driver, finishing seventh overall.

Classification

Note: the classification was the sum of the times obtained in the two heats; a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/Ret.
1 Chris Amon March-Cosworth 52 1:13:32.2
2 Jackie Stewart March-Cosworth 52 + 10.0
3 Piers Courage De Tomaso-Cosworth 52 + 1:03.1
4 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 52 + 1:44.1
5 Reine Wisell McLaren-Cosworth 51 + 1 Lap
6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps
7 Mike Hailwood Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
8 Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
9 Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps
10 Mike Walker McLaren-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
11 Davie Powell Lola-Chevrolet 48 + 4 Laps
12 Trevor Taylor Surtees-Chevrolet 47 + 5 laps
13 Pete Lovely Lotus-Cosworth 46 + 6 Laps
14 Gordon Spice Kitchener-Ford 43 + 9 Laps
15 Kaye Griffiths Lola-Chevrolet 43 + 9 Laps
16 Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet 40 + 12 Laps
17 John Miles Lotus-Cosworth 37 + 15 laps
Ret Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth 33 Engine
Ret Howden Ganley McLaren-Chevrolet 24 Mechanical
Ret Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth 22 Engine
Ret Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover 17
Ret Graham McRae McLaren-Chevrolet 16
Ret David Hobbs Surtees-Chevrolet 9
Ret David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1

Notes
  • Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:21.4
  • Fastest laps: Chris Amon - 1:22.1 (Heat 1), Jackie Stewart - 1:23.3 (Heat 2)

References
  • "Formula One World". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  • "Stats F1". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  • "Silhouet". Retrieved 2020-11-14.
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1970 Race of Champions		 Formula One non-championship races
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1970 International Gold Cup
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